Philip O. Brady

Philip Owen Brady was a US Marine Corps first lieutenant and advisor during the Vietnam War. Originally from Quantico, Virginia, Brady was a competitive and pugnacious youth, leading to him joining the Marines shortly after Lyndon B. Johnson's re-election in 1964. On 31 December 1964, while serving as an advisor to an ARVN battalion, he fought at the Battle of Binh Gia, helping to extricate the battalion from a bloody ambush which killed its two senior commanders. On 14 May 1965, he was awarded the Silver Star for his bravery in battle.